Libra's Northern Claw

Balance. I am constantly seeking balance. You may not see that at first. Inside, there is a storm, and I seek a way to calm the waters using balance. Sometimes the storm is at bay, and things are quiet. Other times, the storm is raging, and things are ugly. Always seeking the path that leads to balanced scales.

As a true Libra, the quest for balance should not come as a surprise to you. Nor should the fact that my birthday is known as "The Day of the Tough Cookie". I actually laughed out loud when I read that one. Boy, have they got me pegged! This weekend, I learned something new about the constellation of Libra.

There used to be only 11 signs in the zodiac, and those 11 were all living things. The calendar had 12 months, and so balance was sought after and the constellation of Libra was born. How odd... the need for balance gave birth to the scales. Interesting! The scales of Libra were squeezed into the sky between Scorpio, the scorpion and Virgo, the virgin. That being said, Scorpio used to have some really long claws, but they were lopped off in the attempt to balance out the sky.

The star Zubeneschamali, which means "northern claw" is the top of the constellation. The star Zubenelgenubi, which means "southern claw" is located to the right of Zubeneschamali. Zubenelakrab, which means "scorpion's claw" is the third star, and it is located to the left of Zubeneschamali. The the three stars form a triangle. A line descends from each end of the triangle, and those lines represent the baskets that would weigh items.

In the quest for balance, I begin this blog. Blogger is my new home, as the site I have called my home for 2 1/2 years will be closing shop at the end of this month. I hope you will join me on this journey, as I marvel in the things which balance my scales and rant about the things that throw my balance off.

I raise Zubeneschamali and tip my head slightly... come on in and stay a while. Read and think and enjoy. Take time to dig deeper and look closer. Make sense of the world around you and drink it all in. If you're lucky, you'll have a spring in your step and a song in your heart and I'd like you along they way, right by my side. Remember the possibilities of a New Day Yawning!

"A well-developed sense of humor is the pole that adds balance to your step as you walk the tightrope of life."

~ William Arthur Ward